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Get the best of The UConn Blog on the new SB Nation app
It’s a big day for The UConn Blog. Today, the SB Nation app is live, and it’s the best way to follow the Huskies. You can download it by searching SB Nation for iOS or Android. A year ago we made some big changes to our community, including offering fewer ads and the addition of […]
Remembering the 2025 UConn football season, Part 1
The arrow is pointing up for UConn football in ways that would have seemed unimaginable in 2021. But we can all admit that last season ended in a bit of a weird thud. After a coaching change and the turnover of nearly the entire roster, with a half-team making a repeat bowl appearance, one can’t […]
UConn football 2026 season preview: The QB Room
Over the 2026 offseason, the UConn football roster experienced several renovations as 64 new players joined the team (57 transfers, seven freshmen). This year, fans will witness a whole new squad, including at the most important position on the field: Quarterback. In 2025, Joe Fagnano propelled the Huskies to a 9-3 overall record and another […]
Joe Fagnano makes Baltimore Ravens 53-man roster
After an unlikely college football journey that ended as a standout at UConn, and then joining the NFL as an undrafted rookie, Joe Fagnano is on the roster for the Baltimore Ravens. Fagnano began his college career in 2019 as a walk-on at FCS Maine. He quickly earned a scholarship and then playing time after […]
Skyler Bell shines in preseason debut for Buffalo; Fagnano plays tonight on NFL Network
Skyler Bell and Joe Fagnano are turning heads for the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens, respectively. The two most recent NFL Combine invitees from UConn are having a great preseason so far. A groin injury delayed Bell’s debut until the final week of the preseason. But his performance in that game has Bills fans thinking […]
Photo gallery: UConn Huskies women’s soccer @ Brown Bears – 8/27/26
Angelina Vargas’ goal in the 58th minute was the difference as the Brown Bears beat the UConn Huskies women’s soccer team, 1-0, at Stevenson-Pincince Field It’s the first loss of the season for the Huskies, who fall to 1-1-2 on the young season. click on the image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple […]
Point Counterpoint: What to make of UConn football’s new red jersey
UConn football made waves on Wednesday by revealing a new red alternate jersey. It’ll be the first time any team at the school has ever worn a uniform with red as the primary color. Reviews have been mixed online. Some people love them — the players certainly reacted positively in a video posted by the […]
UConn football reveals red alternate jerseys
For the first time in a decade, UConn football is getting an alternate jersey. On Wednesday, the team revealed a new red top that is expected to debut during the 2026 season. “20 yards of pressure. A place where the fans are the loudest, the stakes are the highest but the reward is the greatest,” […]
Andrew Sears makes MLB Debut with Detroit Tigers
Former Husky left-handed pitcher Andrew Sears made his MLB debut over the weekend for the Detroit Tigers, and made a bit of history in doing so. Sears joins George Springer, Kyler Fedko, Ben Casparius, PJ Poulin and Anthony Kay as UConn baseball alums who have appeared in a Major League Baseball game in 2026, the […]
UConn women’s soccer earns first win with dramatic last-second goal
UConn women’s soccer notched its first victory of the 2026 season in the most dramatic fashion possible. The Huskies scored twice in the final 3:33, capped off by a last-second winner, to earn a 2-1 decision over the Boston University Terriers on Sunday night at Morrone Stadium. As the clock reached 90:00, UConn midfielder Jessica […]
Photo gallery: Boston University Terriers @ UConn Huskies women’s soccer – 8/23/26
Jessica Carr’s goal with essentially no time remaining gave the UConn Huskies women’s soccer team a come-from-behind 2-1 win over the Boston University Terriers at Morrone Stadium in Storrs, CT, on Sunday night. Alayna Taylor scored the first goal for UConn on an assist from Marion Ayeh in the 87th minute. Click on image to […]
Photo gallery: Rutgers Scarlet Knights @ UConn Huskies women’s soccer – 8/20/26
In a steady downpour on Thursday night. the UConn Huskies women’s soccer team and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights battled to a 0-0 tie at Morrone Stadium in Storrs, CT. Both teams had seven shots but UConn had a six to two edge in shots on goal. Click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune […]
Photo gallery: Syracuse Orange @ UConn Huskies men’s soccer – 8/20/26
The No. 24 UConn Huskies men’s soccer team’s rally fell a post short as they fell to the Syracuse Orange, 2-1, at Morrone Stadium in Storrs, CT on Thursday evening. Elijah Langford had the lone goal for the Huskies. click on image to enlarge gallery Photo ©: Ian Bethune Apple News users, click here to view […]
UConn names Charlie Stevens new general manager
The Huskies filled perhaps one of its most important positions on the staff in the current era of college basketball on Wednesday, officially naming Charlie Stevens as the program’s next general manager. Stevens comes to Storrs after spending the past five years in the front office of the San Antonio Spurs. He worked his way […]
Azzi Fudd to miss remainder of rookie season
Azzi Fudd’s rookie season is over. On Wednesday, the Dallas Wings announced that the rookie will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on her right knee to deal with ongoing soreness that’ll keep her out the remainder of the 2026 WNBA campaign. The operation is set to take place in Connecticut early next week. Fudd has missed […]
Paige Bueckers’ struggle for national title revealed in new UConn documentary
In the final moments of UConn’s 2025 national championship victory over South Carolina, Paige Bueckers walked off the court for the last time as a member of the Huskies and embraced Geno Auriemma. Emotion poured out from both sides as the weight of the moment set in. After five years filled with injury and adversity, […]
UConn women’s basketball releases 2026-27 non-conference schedule
UConn will play one of the toughest non-conference schedules in its history this season. But crucially, none of those contests will fall in the new year. On Monday, the Huskies released their 2026-27 non-conference slate, featuring 15 games in total — three exhibitions and 12 regular-season matchups — with 10 coming against teams that finished […]
Joe Fagnano, Chris Freeman make their NFL debut; Skyler Bell sits
After week one of the NFL preseason, the UConn Huskies represented Connecticut well in their NFL debuts. In the Baltimore Ravens’ 24-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, quarterback Tyler Huntley started the game, followed by former UConn gunslinger Joe Fagnano. The 25-year-old entered the match late in the first quarter and exited with just over […]
Texans sign former UConn kicker Chris Freeman; Fagnano pushing for spot with Ravens
The Houston Texans officially signed former UConn kicker Chris Freeman on Wednesday. This comes after the former Husky attended the team’s two-day rookie minicamp at the beginning of May and worked out for the franchise last week. In Freeman’s collegiate career, he played four seasons (2020-2023) with Indiana and spent his final two years with […]
Photo gallery: UConn Huskies women’s soccer @ Stony Brook Seawolves – 8/13/26
After giving up an Olimpico goal in the 79th minute, Ines Nourani scored her first career goal four minutes later to help the UConn Huskies women’s soccer team earn a 2-2 draw against the Stony Brook Seawolves in Stony Brook, NY, on Thursday night. Alayna Taylor started the scoring for the Huskies off an assist […]
UConn women’s soccer 2026 season preview
Expectations are high for UConn women’s soccer entering the 2026 season. The Huskies were picked to finish second in the Big East and nabbed two first-place votes along the way. Meanwhile, women’s college soccer guru Chris Henderson projected UConn as the top team in the conference, noting that “if you want to kill the league’s […]
UConn women’s basketball scheduled to play UNLV at home on Dec. 2
Another date is out on UConn women’s basketball’s 2026-27 slate. On Sunday, UNLV released its non-conference schedule for the upcoming season, which features a trip to face the Huskies on Wednesday, Dec. 2. This will be just the second all-time meeting between the schools. Back on Dec. 27, 1997, UConn traveled to Las Vegas and […]
UConn women’s basketball to host Tennessee on Dec. 12
Women’s basketball’s most famous rivalry will continue on for at least two more seasons. On Monday, UConn announced a new home-and-home series with the Tennessee Volunteers starting on Saturday, Dec. 12 in Connecticut. The Huskies will make the return trip to Knoxville in 2027-28. This will be the earliest the two schools have ever met. […]
Big East hires Tim Brosnan as new commissioner
On Monday, the Big East unveiled Tim Brosnan as the conference’s new commissioner. He’ll replace Val Ackerman, who will retire on Aug. 31 after 13 years on the job. Brosnan will begin his new role on Sept. 1. A former pitcher at Georgetown as well as a graduate of Fordham School of Law, Brosnan spent […]
Photo gallery: UNH Wildcats @ UConn Huskies women’s soccer (exhibition) – 8/9/26
The UConn Huskies women’s soccer team finished up their exhibition season on Sunday night when they took on the New Hampshire Wildcats at Morrone Stadium. They played the UMass Minutewomen in Ludlow, MA last Wednesday night. They open up the 2026 regular season against the Stony Brook Seawolves in Stony Brook, NY this Thursday night […]
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